The Delta independent., 1887-01-25
FRUIT GROWING
When and how plant; when and
where to buy.

and shrubs late in the fall and
early in the spring.
In analizlng the first subject. !
would most assuredly recommend
! spring planting of all trees and berry
bushes, whose tops will be left exposed
to the winter winds and sun of our
dry climate. We all know that when
IA tree is taken up, more or less of the
long roots are cut away, ard by plant
ing such Il tree in the fall, when it is
in the dormant state, it needs all the
roots to support it through our trying
winters. Again, it is impossible to
pack the soil us closely around the A.
brous roots as it was before it was
moved. Some contend the roots do
net figure largely in the support of u
| tree while in its dormant state. To
all such l would say. try it. Dig up Il
/, tree in the fall and cut away every
root even with the trunk, then set it
| in the ground as deep us i: grew, and
see if the bark does not shrivel in less
than month. In planting berry
bushes. Strawberries and Grapes, where
they are to he muched, and the tops
/ intirely covered, see no good reason
why fall planting could not be success
| fully pracliced. In planting. do not
be afraid of digging holes, for trees. too
large or too deep. Fill in top soil to
within eight inches OF the surface, II
little crowning in tile center, set the
! tree on top of the crown, placing every
root at full length iuclining downward,
then fill in mellow soil around the
roots, packing it at short intervals. un-
til the hole is crownilig full, us soon
as II whole row is set, plow a furrow
on each side near enough to cut the
rim of the holes where the trees are
set. and turn OIL the water. THIS set
ties the soil compactly around the
roots, and where there is an under
drainage. if they are w;ltered every
live days for the first month, aud ey-
cry eight or ten days thereafter during
the first season, it will be of great ben
eft to them. While l do hot consider
it advisable to plant in the fall, in this
climate. it is y matter of great impor-
tance to have the trees on hand, ready
for spring planting. The roots of trees
taken up in the fall, and buried in the
ground below frost, or put away in
/
and when planted will start at once
and make nearly as good growth AS
though they had never been trans
planted. We should therefore pur-
CHASE i'll the fall and give The roots u
chance to callous and heal ready to
plant any time when the groalI gets
in good condition.
WHY RECOMMEND PURCHASING OF
HOME NURSERIES.
There are many good reasons. First
our native grown trees are thoroughly
;tcclimated and fully rs large at two
years, rs the eastern trees are at three
and four years. This is not All asser-
tiOn of mine. but an acknowledge
ment of the eastern fruit agents who
have seen our trees grow. But, they
say, ''our trees are grown slower and
more solid, compact, and consequently
more hardy and VIII be longer lived"
Poor Argument is better than none
and the ..hoye is certainly poor
enough. Second; home nurseries dc
to deliver carload of trees, conse
quently they sell better trees of the
same varieties, ut from % to 30 cents
than the eastern tree broker will sell
at from rs cents to SIPS. Then again
it is to the interest of our home nur
serymen to be particular and try to
sell Il inan just what he wants. The
eastern tree peddler cares nothing for
varieties so he gets your money. For
instance. two years ago. there was an
unprincipiled scalawag from Rocles-
ter. N. y. the first letter of whose
name WAS Dibble, who canvassed the
whole country and took large orders.
He made y specially of Highland cram
berries and sold thousands of them at
big prices, some are nurturing them
with tenderness and care, and do not
know the difference yet. They have
Fever fruited however. and never will,
because they are nothing but the Pri-
Wy Hedge Plant that never cost more
than SO cents per Thousand. All who
bought Highland cr;.nberries of Mr..
Scalawag Dibble, will please n. Il.
One year later another smooth tongu-
ed rascal from Rochester, N. Y, by
the name of Stone. appeared and took
the country by storm and got away
with about $4,000 from this county
for fruit stock. that could have been
I duplicated at most any nursery for
less than $1,000. These higltoned
tree peddlers go back east with All air
of self Importance, with large orders